Chapter 14: the battle has began
She will walk the path that is given to her but only in death will she be given the chose to take good or the bad path. Will she find her path or will she betray her friends and partner. The Prophesy
Lara and Kurtis arrive in the Jackson city, and enter the Old Capitol inn to the receptionist. She was an old woman, maybe in her late 50's and had the smile on her face. Lara could make out she was tired and faking the smile. When they got to her they could her voice, she was in no mood but tried to keep it from her costumers. "How may I help you, tonight?"
"We would like to rooms next to each other." Lara said politely to the old women and Looked at her name badge.
"This is your lucky night, we only have two rooms left and it is next to each other, with a door separating the two rooms." The women said and went on "How many nights"
"We are not sure yet, make it two for now." Kurtis answered and glared at Lara who was looking at the tapestry behind the old women on the wall.
"Will you please write your names in the check book in front of you?" The women said and pointed to the large book lying on the desk in front of them. Lara wrote first and then Kurtis. It was the basic stuff, name, surname, car or motorbike number plate, address, telephone number and signature.
After they wrote, she gave them their keys to their rooms and they left the lobby. Lara entered her room, it wasn't as what she's use to but it would do. It had white walls, a desk and chair, a single bed, a balcony, a mini fridge, bathroom and TV. She left her bag on the bed and headed for the balcony. As she walked out she found Kurtis at his balcony, sitting on the chair with a cigarette in his mouth and a pencil in his on hand and his notebook on his lap. He was drawing or writing, Lara couldn't make out from where she was standing. She sighted and leaned on the railing and watches the sunset.
Kurtis came into his room and put his bag on the bed and taking out his notebook, pencil and cigarettes. He looked at the door separating his room from Lara's; He sighed and went out to the balcony, dragging the chair with him. He sat down Lid his cigarette on and started to draw. In the middle of his drawing he heard someone behind him. He left his notebook and pencil and turned around to see Lara on her balcony, looking at the sunset. He stood up and went into his room, without making a sound.
Not long after Lara looked back at Kurtis's balcony and found him gone. Great, he went back inside, she thought and stayed leaning on the railing. The sun was half down when something or someone caught her attention; she felt a presence behind her and like always turned around fast to attack her attacker. She stood still went she notice who had come onto her balcony. "It's not nice to sneak up to someone, Mr. Trent." Lara said and smiled at the last part.
"Miss Croft, no one can surprise you, oh wait I did" The last part he smiled and came closer.
"I'll get you back for that one." She said and came also closer.
"I remember you getting me back at the Strahov." Kurtis said with big smile.
"That was after you locked me up in that small room." Lara sighted and turned around back to the railing.
Kurtis walked up behind her and pulled her to him, that she faced him "I had to contain you, Croft."
They were staring at each other for a long while until Lara broke the stare "No one contains me, Kurtis" She said and walked back inside. Kurtis sighted and walked after her "Well someone has to protect you against yourself." he said and grabbed her arm.
Lara turned around and tried to loosen his grip on her arm. "I can protect myself." She said and he led her arm go. She pushed him out-of-the-way and head for the bathroom.
Kurtis sat on the bed after seeing Lara disappear into the bathroom. HE wanted her so badly but she isn't making it easy for him. If a challenge she wants, a challenge she will get, he thought but his thoughts was interrupted by ringing tone. It was his phone that was ringing. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID, answering it. "Hallo Chris, what news."
"Kurtis, are you guys in Jackson?" Chris asked but sounded like he was out of breath.
"Yes, we just booked into an inn, why?" Kurtis said "What's going on?"
"You better get Lara out of there and fast. We opened the Temple and well the Karel and his men wear waiting for us to do it and he got to the Black Angel first." Chris explained and then yelled at someone on his side. Kurtis could hear who he was yelling at.
"Chris what's going on?" Kurtis asked he didn't answer for five minutes "Chris" Kurtis yelled through the phone. At that time Lara came out from the bathroom and looked at him with concerned.
"Kurtis, the Black Angel is on its way. His looking for his Ark. You must get Lara out of there and you must find it before he does." Chris said sounding more out of breath than before.
"She won't listen to me." Kurtis answered and he looked up at Lara who was standing there with arms crossed.
"Kurtis, you have to make her or you have to turn her in to-"and the line went dead.
"Chris, Chris." Kurtis called back but there was no answer. "Shit, Shit."
Kurtis through the phone at the wall and sat back onto the bed. He put his head in his hands and Lara came and sat next to him. She puts her hand on his shoulder to convert him "What's going on."
Kurtis lifted his head and faced Lara "Karel got to the Black Angel first and he is one his way to find his Ark. I couldn't get anything else out of him. He was saying something of turning and then the line died." Kurtis said and got up and looked at the balcony. "So the Black Angel is on Karel's side but we still have the chosen on." Lara sighted "They will be fine."
"It not that I'm worried about." Kurtis said and turned around to face Lara who was still sitting on the bed.
"Then what?" She asked and got up.
"I'm concern about, you." He came closer to her.
"I can look after myself. Kurtis stop worrying and trying to protect me." Lara said and came closer. They were standing inches away from each other.
"Lara, you don't understand. If Karel has the Angel under his wing then the Angel can turn Karel's enemies into an Angel of darkness like George." Kurtis said
"And if you found him, he wouldn't turn anyone into Angel of darkness." Lara asked.
"Yes, He will then just help the Chosen one to destroy Karel." Kurtis answered. "Lara you must stay here, I'll go after the ark."
"No, I'm coming with. I'm not losing you again." Lara said
"Lara please, I-"he couldn't go on. Lara's phone rang, she picked it up and answered it, putting it on loud speak for Kurtis.
"Lara, Is Kurtis there." The voice said on the other line.
"Yes, you're on loud-speaker, where's Chris?" Lara said.
"His injured but alright. Kurtis why is your phone off?" She asked.
"Elizabeth, I through it against the wall." Kurtis answered. "What happened to Chris?"
"He was talking to you when one of Karel's followers got him right in the shoulder. Lara you have to come back to Cappadocia. It safer here then there. The Black Angel and George are on their way and Karel order to Kill Kurtis and turn you into an Angel of Darkness."
"I'm not going anywhere. Kurtis isn't going to face them alone. I'll go after George." Lara said.
"Lara please, do it." Kurtis begged.
"No one tells me what I must do and what I must not." Lara said
"Then you have no chose Kurtis but to do it." Elizabeth said.
"Do what?" They both asked at the same time.
"Turn Lara into a Lux Warrior." Elizabeth answered.
"You want me to give her powers, are you crazy." Kurtis asked.
"Maybe I am but it's the only way for Lara not to be turned into an Angel." Elizabeth said and hanged the phone up.
Lara and Kurtis stared at the phone for seconds before coming to reality. "Did she just say, what I think she said?" Lara said to the air not thinking if Kurtis heard her or not. "Yeah, she did" Kurtis answered and gazed at her; he shook his head and walked out to the balcony. Lara just stared at him as he left for fresh air. She sighted and walked after him. "I don't need it, I'll be fine." She said and stood next to him. He turned around and faced her "You're taking chances, Croft." And with that said he kissed her on the lips, genital. She kissed him back and broke the connection; she looked him in the eyes. "It's a chance I'm willing to take." And she kissed him fully on the lips.
Elizabeth and the brother arrived in Cappadocia and headed straight to the Temples location. It was almost night but they didn't care, they wanted to open the temple and awaken the Black Angel before Karel does.
They found the temple and headed for the doors. "Does everyone have their trusty weapons ready?"The brothers check and nodded at Elizabeth. They were ready and Elizabeth took out her trusty Flame thrower. She places it first onto the door and stepped back, then Chris took his Phirugai. The rest of the brother followed one by one and placed their weapons. After the last one was placed the door started to open up and the weapon flow back to their owner. Chris and Elizabeth stepped in front of the open door "Let awaken our brother, shall we." She said but then everyone jumped out of the of a green energy bolt. Elizabeth looked up from where she had jumped and found Karel and George with an army of followers behind them.
"Well, if it's not miss Clark and her knights." Karel said and stepped forward.
"I should have known you would show up, Karel." Elizabeth spat at him.
"Join me Elizabeth" Karel said and stepped closer to her. "Join me and I'll make you my queen."
"Karel, that only works on your followers." Elizabeth said and throws him a blue energy bolt." Karel tried to dodge it but got it "Attack them" He shouted and the followers run to The Lux knights. Karel got up and searched for Elizabeth who was fighting one of his followers. Chris having her back and killing them all. "George, get her out of my sit." Karel order George "Yes master." He said and run towards her.
Karel walked past them all and entered the Temple. The brothers were a little busy with his followers to notice him. Elizabeth killed the last follower when a black energy bolt hit her to the ground. Chris just killed two when he saw Elizabeth falling to the ground and George coming closer to her. Chris throws a yellow energy bolt at George to give time for Elizabeth to get up again. The bolt hit him on the back but didn't do anything, George turned around and face Chris and throw an energy bolt back at him. Chris dodge it fast and heard Elizabeth's voice "Chris, Go find Karel, I'll deal with George." And Chris looked up to see Elizabeth in the air with George flying after her. 'Be careful" Chris mind read back and looked for Karel.
Elizabeth and George were now fighting up in the air. Dodging each others attacks and hitting each other. Elizabeth was getting tired but she didn't give him the power to win. She throw another blue energy bolt at him but he missed and through her with a black energy bolt that she tried to miss but didn't. It hit her and she lost her balance of flying and landed on to the ground hard. George came down next to her "What have you accomplished, nothing. You could have joined us but you choice them over us. Now you're gonna pay the price." George said and got ready to throw another energy bolt at her, but Limoux hit him with an energy bolt making him lose his throw on her and turning and throwing it to Limoux. Elizabeth got herself up and throws her Flame thrower at George, who got hit with it but turned around and throw it back at her. She ducked and it fell to the ground powerless, she picked it up and found it cold and destroys. "Elizabeth, look here." George said and she looked and saw her worst fear, the necklace. The necklace that makes the Chosen one powerless, the Nephilim necklace. "Where did you find that?" She yelled at him and throws her trusty weapon to the ground.
Karel got to the grave of the Black angel and opened it, and there it was the Black Angel waiting to be awakening again. Karel spoken in his Nephilim language and in a few minutes the Black Angel awakens. Chris came in and saw it awake and Karel looking at him with an evil smile "Your too late Night" Karel said and turned his attention back to the Black Angel "Your Ark is in Jackson, Mississippi, A Tomb Raider and a Lux knight is searching for it. Kill him and turn her into your slave." The Black Angel nodded and headed passed Chris and out. Chris and Karel where now facing each other.
Karel Throw a bolt at Chris, but was too late, Chris dodge it and run after the Black Angel. Karel wasn't going to let him and this time got Chris on the back. Chris fell hard to the ground and looked up to find Karel standing in front of him. "Stupid mortal, you have lost and soon I will have her as my slave." Karel threw another bolt at Chris and hit him in the stomach knocking Chris out. Karel walked out and left him there with a big smile on his face.
The Black Angel walked out and everyone stood still and looked at him. "George, come with me, that we can find my Ark." The Black Angel order and George knocked Elizabeth out cold and went with the Black Angel. After they were gone the followers went on fighting the knights. Karel coming out and smiling when he saw Elizabeth on the ground, he walked out to her but stop when Montsegur stop him. Karel throw him to the ground and continue going for Elizabeth.
He Picked Elizabeth up by the throat and throw her back to the ground, and kicked. He got ready to kill her when Vasiley and Aicard throw a bolt of energy together knocking Karel hard on the ground, far from Elizabeth. Aicard run to her side as Vasiley went after Karel.
Chris came to again with pain in his stomach and looked around for Karel who was gone. Chris got up slowly and head out after him. Outside Chris saw Vasiley fighting Karel and Aicard helping Elizabeth her wound. He got his phone out to warn Kurtis about what happened. Not Long he spoke to Kurtis and then one of Karel's followers shot Chris in the should and Chris dropped the phone. He dodges behind the pillar of the temple and throws an energy bolt at the follower, killing him. Chris sat down and examined his wound, when Aicard and an injured Elizabeth comes and helps him. Aicard killed more of the followers who came to them, as Elizabeth helped Chris with his ballet wound. "Elizabeth, you're bleeding." Chris said and saw her wounds, she had more wounds than ever but she just kept focusing on him. "I'm fine; you're the one I'm worrying about. Elizabeth took her gun and shot two followers coming from the other side as Aicard was a little busy on his side.
She patched up the wound and picked his phone up that was broken. "Its fine I'll call them." Elizabeth said and took her phone out of her backpack and dialed Kurtis's number, but there was only a voice saying that the number she has dialed is not available at the moment. She tried calling again and it said again the same thing. She then called Lara and then on the other line picked up. She talked to Lara and Kurtis for a few minutes and hanged up when seeing the followers leaving and Karel flying off.
The brother came to Elizabeth, Chris and Aicard side, exhausted but still in the fighting spirit. "I didn't think Karel was the scared cat tip." Limoux said.
"He isn't, he is finished here, he got what he wanted and we lost." Elizabeth said and walked off.
Chris got up and faced his brothers "We lost this round, but we haven't lost the battle yet. We have our Chosen one still and without her we are defeated." Chris said and walked over to her. "We haven't lost you yet, you're the leader, you're the power fullest and you have us."
Elizabeth looked at him and the at the brother, as painful and exhausted she and they were, they haven't lost the battle yet. "We need to go after Karel; we need to take him down. If we lose this battle, the world will be in a new era, and it won't be peace and Love and hope. It will be war, death, and darkness. We will fight our last breath to stop Karel. We are the last of our order but were not defeated yet. We will stand above the crowds; we will fight for those who can't protect themselves. We are the Light of truth and we will win." Elizabeth said with a smile on her face and her hands that glowed blue in the air.
Kurtis and Lara broke into the old capitol museum, to find the underground chamber that is holding the Ark Veritatis. They went past security and went down to the basement, and knocked the guards out. Lara was keeping look out, as Kurtis used Farsee to find the secrete door on the floor. He came back and told Lara where it was. They opened the floor door and headed in.
They were in a long hallway that was dark. "Give me you lighter." Lara said and Kurtis handed her the lighter. Lara made some light by nearby wall, and found the wall had a picture on it with writhing under it. She then translates the writing into English.
"She will cross her river,
She will help the Knight,
She will be the one,
To be chosen by the Angel or by the knight,
It is her path and she will walk it."
Lara glanced at Kurtis who looked at the picture, it was a woman who was being held by the Black Angel and a Warrior monk who's trying to save her but he is trapped in a cell and she is reaching him for help. Kurtis looked away and took his Chirugai to light the way. The whole walls of the hall were cover dint pictures of the women, Angel and Warrior and then Kurtis stop at the last one. It was the warrior and his brothers. One of the brother was a women and she was kneeling on the ground, the women from all the other pictures stood before her and was holding the Nephilim necklace, she was glowing black and Kurtis looked at the brothers faces, they where sad and angry. Kurtis looked above the brothers and saw a Nephilim with two persons on his sides, one of them was George and the other was the black angel. Lara came stood next to Kurtis and looked at the picture he was looking at "So who is the woman who is kneeling?" Lara asked.
"You see the women with the necklace, she is now an Angel of darkness because only they can use that necklace again the Chosen one." Kurtis said.
"So the women kneeling are the chosen one, and her brother behind her." Lara stopped and looked at the 8 brothers.
"They have failed. You see those two brothers, they are Guilhelm brothers. The leaders. That's why they are standing in front of all the others but behind the Chosen one. It is said if another brother gets the powers and not the Guilhelm he or she is the leader." Kurtis explained and looked at the other walls. "History is repeating itself."
Lara could hear the anger in his voice but also the sadness. "We won't lose like they did. So if she is an Angel of darkness, what happened to her?" Lara asked.
"They killed her. Let's go this is creeping me out." Kurtis said and walked into the next room that holds the Ark Veritatis. Lara nodded and went after.
The Ark Veritatis stood in the middle of the room and like the hall; the walls had pictures on them. Lara walked to the one side of the wall to examine it but before she could have a closer look a voice caught her of guard. She and Kurtis turned around to find George and the Black Angel standing at the door. "Thank you for finding my Ark, but I believe its mine." The Black Angel said and looked at Kurtis who was standing at the ark. George looked at Lara who glared at him but then she notices something around his neck. It was a necklace and she cloud make out what necklace. It was the necklace the women on the painting was hold. Kurtis glanced at Lara and back at the Black Angel "Lara, don't fight it." Kurtis told her.
"Kurtis, I'm not gonna leave you to fight alone again." Lara said and came and stood next to him, with guns at ready.
"Lara, don't do this, hand the ark over and maybe we will spare your life." George said and came closer.
"Over my dead body." And then she shot him in the head but the bullet fell to the ground
"You can't hurt me Croft. The only reason I dated you back then was for your father had something I wanted and I still haven't found it. His clever, I'll give him that, too bad his daughter isn't that clever." George said and throws a black energy bolt at them. They dodge it in time and Kurtis throws a yellow energy bolt back at George. The Black Angel went his Ark but Lara stopped him, and not thinking she shot him with bullets the hold time. She didn't see his attack and she was thrown against the wall. The Black Angel came and stood above her "Well mortal, now you will become my slave." The black Angel said and picked Lara up with force and she straggled to get free but it was too late. He drops her and she was passed out. "When you awaken you will be my Angel of Darkness." He Black Angel said with laughter.
Kurtis got George of him and knocked George out; he turned around to find Lara on the ground and unconscious. "No" he yelled and run by her side, checking her pulse. He found nothing, she was dead and he looked back to find the Black Angel gone with the Ark. George still lying on the ground, Kurtis looked back at the still warm but lifeless Lara in his arms. "This can't be happening." Tears started to form by his eyes and he picked Lara up and carried her out and back to the hotel. Even if she was dead, he was determent get her alive again before she found the wrong path.